Humans see what they want to see.
RICK RIORDANGetting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
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I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don’t pick up a book are engaged with what I’m writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I’ve done my job.
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I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn’t mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!)
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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We were just looking at maps.
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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
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Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
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